I bought my first apple computer, a macbook pro in 2014. Reason I got it, was that for work I always had a work laptop and it was windows based. My home computers were windows based. I was a windows and Linux server engineer for a living, but I had no experience with Apple. So, I figured might as well give it a shot. I wanted my own personal laptop, but was just not excited to get yet another windows 8 machine at the time.
It was $1399 or $1499 at the time. My work laptops were about $1400 to $1700 at the time. So, the Mac wasn't really much more expensive. And the retina display has been fantastic.
The best part of the Mac laptop has been its incredible battery life as well as the ability to go to sleep and immediately come back from sleep. It's still working fine 9 years later. It holds a charge, but it doesn't support the last few OS's.
We got my daughter a new macbook air with the M1 and the performance and battery life is incredible. I wanted a newer m1 based Mac myself, but didn't need to spend $1500 on a new laptop. So, instead I got a Mac mini refurbished from Amazon. It scratches that itch for me to have an Apple to know the OS, and to have ability to use things for Apple, Windows and Linux.
It was $1399 or $1499 at the time. My work laptops were about $1400 to $1700 at the time. So, the Mac wasn't really much more expensive. And the retina display has been fantastic.
The best part of the Mac laptop has been its incredible battery life as well as the ability to go to sleep and immediately come back from sleep. It's still working fine 9 years later. It holds a charge, but it doesn't support the last few OS's.
We got my daughter a new macbook air with the M1 and the performance and battery life is incredible. I wanted a newer m1 based Mac myself, but didn't need to spend $1500 on a new laptop. So, instead I got a Mac mini refurbished from Amazon. It scratches that itch for me to have an Apple to know the OS, and to have ability to use things for Apple, Windows and Linux.
My Computers
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At a glance
Windows 11 ProIntel Core i5-8279u32GB DDR4 2666MhzIntel Iris Plus 655- OS
- Windows 11 Pro
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Beelink SEI8
- CPU
- Intel Core i5-8279u
- Motherboard
- AZW SEI
- Memory
- 32GB DDR4 2666Mhz
- Graphics Card(s)
- Intel Iris Plus 655
- Sound Card
- Intel SST
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Asus ProArt PA278QV
- Screen Resolution
- 2560x1440
- Hard Drives
- 512GB NVMe
- PSU
- NA
- Case
- NA
- Cooling
- NA
- Keyboard
- NA
- Mouse
- NA
- Internet Speed
- 500/50
- Browser
- Edge
- Antivirus
- Defender
- Other Info
- Mini PC used for testing Windows 11.
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At a glance
Windows 10 ProRyzen 9 5900x64GB DDR4-3600EVGA GeForce 3080 FT3 Ultra- Operating System
- Windows 10 Pro
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Custom
- CPU
- Ryzen 9 5900x
- Motherboard
- Asus Rog Strix X570-E Gaming
- Memory
- 64GB DDR4-3600
- Graphics card(s)
- EVGA GeForce 3080 FT3 Ultra
- Sound Card
- Onboard
- Monitor(s) Displays
- ASUS TUF Gaming VG27AQ. ASUS ProArt Display PA278QV 27” WQHD
- Screen Resolution
- 2560x1440
- Hard Drives
- 2TB WD SN850 PCI-E Gen 4 NVMe
2TB Sandisk Ultra 2.5" SATA SSD
- PSU
- Seasonic Focus 850
- Case
- Fractal Meshify S2 in White
- Cooling
- Dark Rock Pro CPU cooler, 3 x 140mm case fans
- Keyboard
- Corsiar K65 RGB Lux
- Mouse
- Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
- Internet Speed
- 500/50
- Browser
- Chrome
- Antivirus
- Defender.
